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Sick Mama Sheep Gets The Sweetest Reason To Live

An elderly ewe named Dawn was recently surrendered to Australian farm sanctuary Edgar's Mission. Terribly weak, the gentle sheep wasn't even able to stand. Her rescuers were determined to save her, but they were afraid she would give up on life.

But then they discovered that Dawn had recently given birth to two little lambs. Unfortunately, she had been too sick to feed them, and the family had been separated. They reached out to Dawn's former owner and, incredibly, secured the release of her tiny daughters.

Fortunately, Edgar's Mission filmed the touching reunion. As soon as Dawn hears her babies' bleats she perks up, and the twin lambs scamper to their mother's side.